One hundred years after its discovery, the tomb of Tutankhamun remains one of the most famous archaeological finds of all time. Surrounding this fame is a mystery that has gripped the public ...

A composite reconstruction at 3 stages of life, of KING TUT. Tutankhamun (king tut) son of akhenaten died around 1324 b.c. aged aprox 19, ruled of 10+- years he restored the old gods. Over his 10 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On February 16, 1923, Howard Carter, guided by the flickering light of oil lamps, ventured into the ...

One hundred years ago, our understanding of ancient Egypt changed forever when the tomb of King Tutankhamun was found on November 4, 1922 in the Valley of Kings. Born around 1305BC, Tutankhamun only ...

CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptian scientists are carrying out DNA tests on two mummified fetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun to determine whether they are the young pharaoh's offspring, the ...

DIADEM The golden diadem, inlaid with colored glass and semi-precious stones, was still around the head of Tutankhamun when Howard Carter opened the royal coffin more than three thousand two hundred ...

LUXOR, Egypt — A team of researchers briefly removed King Tut's mummy from its tomb Wednesday and laid bare his bones for a CT scan that could solve an enduring mystery: Was it murder or natural ...

On Nov. 4, 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter and his team discovered the entrance to a tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. Three weeks later, on Nov. 26, Carter smashed a hole into a ...

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- The mummy of King Tutankhamun is to be X-rayed in an attempt to solve the mystery of how the Pharaoh died at age 17, Egypt's chief archaeologist said Sunday. Zahi Hawass said the ...

The man, who would have been alive more than 4,000 years ago, was named Hekashepes, which researchers determined thanks to hieroglyphics. Archaeologists have unearthed a groundbreaking discovery in ...

Crazes come, crazes go. Fidget Spinners, shoulder pads, Vanilla Ice are with us one season, gone the next. But one craze, about to celebrate its 100th anniversary, has never died. King Tut, whose tomb ...